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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005088

Swanley West

Swanley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,913 residents in Sevenoaks. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,913

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,031

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,558.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Parkwood & Senacre, Maidstone12,180 residents · 44.1% owned · 26.6% no carEversley, Basildon7,829 residents · 50.3% owned · 25.5% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carWayfield, Medway8,090 residents · 59.1% owned · 21.4% no carHighfield, Dacorum7,934 residents · 40.2% owned · 25.0% no carMelbourne, Chelmsford7,910 residents · 39.2% owned · 28.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Swanley West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned48.9%
1,970 households
Social rented39.7%
1,601 households
Private rented9.3%
373 households
Shared ownership1.9%
78 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.9%
1,448 households
Terraced33.7%
1,360 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.8%
837 households
Detached7.7%
310 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
47 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,725 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
977 households
No cars or vans in household23.9%
964 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
364 households
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.6%
1,796 households
2 bedrooms25.9%
1,042 households
1 bedroom18.6%
751 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
441 households
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
2,568 households
One-person household29.9%
1,205 households
Other household types6.4%
258 households
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.9%
1,205 households
2 people in household29.9%
1,204 households
3 people in household17.7%
712 households
4 people in household13.6%
550 households
5 people in household6.1%
246 households
6 people in household2.1%
84 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.7%
2,052 residents
15–2917.3%
1,710 residents
30–4420.2%
2,003 residents
45–6425%
2,482 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,662 residents
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%
8,537 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%
629 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
374 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
286 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
89 residents
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27%
2,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
1,753 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
4,426 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
3,185 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
4,399 residents
Good health32.5%
3,220 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,566 residents
Bad health5.3%
526 residents
Very bad health2%
202 residents
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
7,650 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
2,263 residents
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,454 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.9%
1,407 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
840 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
308 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Swanley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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